The first Slovakian mountaineers reached Himalayan mountain Tilicho Peak (7134 m) on Saturday. But one of the three members of the succesful summit team died on the way down.
Frankenjura Extrem for 8 UIAA and Beyond in English
The Guidebook "Frankenjura Extreme" about Northern Frankenjura, for Grade 8 (UIAA) and Beyond, the one of the first climbing guidebooks for this famous area (so close to Bohemia) in English has been published.
Report from Dimarockmaster: men 1. Patxi Usobiaga (ESP), 2. Tomáš Mrázek (CZE), 3. Daniel Andrada (ESP), 4. Alexandre Chabot (FRA), 5. David Lama (AUT), 6. Cristian Core (ITA),
Women 1. Natalija Gros (SLO), 2. Maja Vidmar (SLO), 3. Olga Shalaghina (UKR), 4. Irati Anda (ESP), 5. Helena Lipenská (CZE), 6. Olga Bibik (RUS)
Frankenjura: The new route harder than Action Directe?
Frankenjura´s elite climber Markus Bock finished an old project that he considers as the most difficult route he ever has climbed and thinks it is harder than Action Directe 9a.
ICC: Calendar 2007 and Championships 2008 and 2009 decided
Calendar 2007 and Championships 2008 and 2009 decided at the UIAA Climbing ICC Plenary Assembly
The 2007 UIAA Climbing ICC calendar was approved by ICC members during the Plenary Assembly on October 13th in Banff; the calendar detail will be
posted on www.uiaaclimbing.com soon.
The Championships for 2008 and 2009 were voted upon and are as follows:
European Championship 2008 - Paris, France hosted by FFME
World Youth Championship 2008 - Sydney, Australia hosted by SCA
World Championship 2009 - Grindelwald, Switzerland hosted by SAC